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as in coated
to form a layer over
you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint
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as in overlapped
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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Recent Examples of overlaid
Every braking point, apex and throttle input from his previous best was overlaid on his track view.
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Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The tattoos are outlined in black, as seen on their Instagram Stories, and are also displayed in their black-and-white Instagram carousel overlaid with the colorless filter.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The veil of past and present, for example, takes an abstract turn in Altar I, while Todos los santos (Para subir al Cielo) shows a cemetery with various cross-shaped tombstones, with a ladder leaning on a wall spectrally overlaid on the image.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
And Maid of Honour has a photo of Drake’s mother overlaid with a photo of Drake smiling with his son, Adonis.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 May 2026
To do this, Schlatter overlaid the crowding composites tracked by Citi.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Dodd-Frank, for example, kept much of the financial system intact and simply overlaid an additional technocratic layer of long, complicated regulations on top of a problematic market and regulatory structure.
—Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than going with the traditional Grand Wagoneer woodgrain, Jeep overlaid a topographical design that runs from the front to the rear fenders.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
These tools typically are used to listen to the interview questions and provide answers in a window overlaid on the video call.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The tattoos are outlined in black, as seen on their Instagram Stories, and are also displayed in their black-and-white Instagram carousel overlaid with the colorless filter.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
The veil of past and present, for example, takes an abstract turn in Altar I, while Todos los santos (Para subir al Cielo) shows a cemetery with various cross-shaped tombstones, with a ladder leaning on a wall spectrally overlaid on the image.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
And Maid of Honour has a photo of Drake’s mother overlaid with a photo of Drake smiling with his son, Adonis.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 May 2026
To do this, Schlatter overlaid the crowding composites tracked by Citi.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Dodd-Frank, for example, kept much of the financial system intact and simply overlaid an additional technocratic layer of long, complicated regulations on top of a problematic market and regulatory structure.
—Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than going with the traditional Grand Wagoneer woodgrain, Jeep overlaid a topographical design that runs from the front to the rear fenders.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
These tools typically are used to listen to the interview questions and provide answers in a window overlaid on the video call.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaid
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Next, mosquitoes were given a choice between two human hands − one untreated and one coated with DEET at normal concentrations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Bathrooms are coated with marble and feature a tub and shower, both stocked with Diptyque toiletries in pump bottles and bath salts with loofahs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At Sacramento State, Smith overlapped with John Fraser, who would later supervise Smith’s direction of the railroad museum.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
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In Milwaukee, Sweeney’s tenure as an assistant coach overlapped for three seasons with John Hammond’s tenure as general manager.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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At the time, the medication was covered by her health insurance.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The changes to reviews for children's care will apply to people who are covered by UnitedHealthcare's private insurance and Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low income families and some with disabilities.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Overlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaid. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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